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vasculoproliferative

vasculoproliferative adjective: that proliferates in blood vessels.

Adjective

vasculoproliferative (not comparable)

  1. That proliferates in blood vessels
    • During vasculoproliferative diseases, such as atherosclerosis and restenosis, VSMC cells undergo a phenotypic modulation characterized by suppression of contractile genes, increased proliferation, and migration.2015 August 21, Thomas Wieland, Paul V. Attwood, “Alterations in reversible protein histidine phosphorylation as intracellular signals in cardiovascular disease”, in Frontiers in Pharmacology, volume...

Origin of vasculoproliferative

From vasculo- + proliferative.

Questions about vasculoproliferative

What does vasculoproliferative mean?
Vasculoproliferative means that proliferates in blood vessels.
What part of speech is vasculoproliferative?
Vasculoproliferative is an adjective.

Words near vasculoproliferative in the dictionary

  1. vasculoneuropathic
  2. vasculopathic
  3. vasculopathies
  4. vasculopathy
  5. vasculopermeability
  6. vasculoproliferative
  7. vasculoprotection
  8. vasculoprotective
  9. vasculose
  10. vasculotide
  11. vasculotides

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